Ghanaian parents' perceptions of pre and postnatal nutrient supplements and their effects

Maternal and Child Nutrition

Volumn 14, Issue 4, 2018, Pages

  Adams, Katherine P ^a   Okronipa, Harriet ^a   Adu Afarwuah, Seth ^b   Arimond, Mary ^c   Kumordzie, Sika ^a   Oaks, Brietta M ^d   Ocansey, Maku E ^a   Young, Rebecca R ^a   Vosti, Stephen A ^a   Dewey, Kathryn G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GHANA   (Ghana)

^c FAMILY HEALTH INTERNATIONAL   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF RHODE ISLAND   (United States)

Author keywords

child nutrition; Ghana; maternal nutrition; multiple micronutrients; perceptions; small quantity lipid based nutrient supplements

Indexed keywords

FOLIC ACID; IRON;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CHILD; CHILD HEALTH; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIETARY SUPPLEMENT; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; GHANA; GHANAIAN; HUMAN; INFANT; LACTATION; MALE; NUTRIENT; PARENTAL ATTITUDE; PERINATAL PERIOD; PREGNANCY; PRENATAL PERIOD; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUERPERIUM; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SMALL QUANTITY LIPID BASED NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CHILD PARENT RELATION; INFANT NUTRITION; MATERNAL NUTRITION; MEDICATION COMPLIANCE; NEWBORN; PHYSIOLOGY; PSYCHOLOGY; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; YOUNG ADULT;

ADULT; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DIETARY SUPPLEMENTS; FEMALE; FOLIC ACID; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; GHANA; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT NUTRITIONAL PHYSIOLOGICAL PHENOMENA; INFANT, NEWBORN; IRON; MALE; MATERNAL NUTRITIONAL PHYSIOLOGICAL PHENOMENA; MEDICATION ADHERENCE; PARENTS; PREGNANCY; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 85045380082     PISSN: 17408695     EISSN: 17408709     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/mcn.12608     Document Type: Article

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